BlueScreenJunky;389900 Wrote:
That's a matter of personal taste I guess : The SB3 has a slightly
larger display and a full-sized remote.
But you should indeed take it into account.Indeed - and I prefer the SB3's
display, and occasionally use the SB3's
remote with my Boom.
However, the
Labarum;389820 Wrote:
I had noted your point, and I am at a disadvantage in not having heard
even a Boom.
It does have a plastic case, and I expect chucks out highly processed
sound which can be very convincing, as with the Bose radios.
Not highly processed at all. Instead the DSP is
I am trying to locate a supplier in Cyprus, but it looks s if I will end
up taking what I need with me.
http://www.technica.com.cy/cyprus/logitech
Is as close as I have got. Interestingly it is just up the hill from
where I will be living. But no Slim Devices.
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Labarum
Brian
Squeezebox 3
how about something like a set of acoustic energy aego M speakers with
an SB3? they're apprently excellent speakers. although if you got them
new it would take you over the cost of a Boom. the creative labs T20s
are also supposed to be very good and can be had for about £50
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hardflipman
iPhone;389695 Wrote:
I think maybe you missed one of my points. That point being that to
equal the sound of the Boom, your going to end up spending two to three
times the Boom to get it with powered speakers and a Classic. There is
NO WAY a pair of speakers costing £30 is going to sound
I purchased a Squeeze box duet about a year ago with AudioEngine
speakers. A few months later, I purchased a Boom for a different room
when it first came out.
I think the sound quality from both is very good.
However, if I was to have the choice now that both products are
available, I'd
Or if you're ready to spend more than the price of the boom, maybe you
could buy a Boom and a cheap Subwoofer, which from what I heard
drastically improves the sound quality of the boom. So you have the
advantages of both solutions : a better sound quality than just a Boom,
and the Nicer and
There's been no mention of the slight functional differences of the Boom
- having buttons on the front, and a big knob which you can use as a
volume control, makes it far easier for non-geeks to turn on and use.
My wife doesn't touch my SB3, but she loves the Boom in the kitchen.
Although in
That's a matter of personal taste I guess : The SB3 has a slightly
larger display and a full-sized remote.
But you should indeed take it into account.
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BlueScreenJunky
BlueScreenJunky's Profile:
What does the Boom weigh?
Specs only have Dimensions: 13W x 5H x 3.1D
I would take one to Cyprus by air in my luggage if it was not too
heavy.
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Labarum
Brian
Squeezebox 3 Classic and Virgin Cable Box
Beresford DAC TC-7510 MK6/4 - Quad 405-2 refurbished by 405man
Quart 980s German Tower
BlueScreenJunky wrote:
Or if you're ready to spend more than the price of the boom, maybe you
could buy a Boom and a cheap Subwoofer, which from what I heard
drastically improves the sound quality of the boom.
I disagree. For my tastes, the Boom has all the bass that I'd ever want
it to have.
Acoustic Energy Aego Ms are fantastic little speakers that can fill a
room convincingly.
A Sub/sat system, the sat's weigh a ton (made from metal) and are very
solid.
Good quality cabling provided too.
I use a set in my Study hooked up to a Mk6/3 Beresford Dac playing
Flacs and it makes for a
Gazjam;389913 Wrote:
Acoustic Energy Aego Ms are fantastic little speakers that can fill a
room convincingly.
£107 - £109 now
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=SP-000-AEutm_source=froogle
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Labarum
Brian
Squeezebox 3 Classic and Virgin Cable Box
Beresford DAC TC-7510
Labarum;389904 Wrote:
What does the Boom weigh?
Amazon.com says the shipping weight is 8 pounds. I'm not sure how
accurate that is but it weighs more than it looks like it would weigh.
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MeSue
Sue
http://www.last.fm/user/MeSue
Has anyone made such a comparison?
The items I have in mind on the UK market have a wood, well particle
board, cabinets, and are £30 from Maplin
http://www.maplin.co.uk/Module.aspx?ModuleNo=27962
Can others recommend other active speakers that would produce a system
about or below the price of
Labarum wrote:
Has anyone made such a comparison?
The items I have in mind on the UK market have a wood, well particle
board, cabinets, and are £30 from Maplin
http://www.maplin.co.uk/Module.aspx?ModuleNo=27962
Can others recommend other active speakers that would produce a system
about
The comparison most often made between Boom and SB+active speakers is
the 'Audioengine A2' (http://www.audioengineusa.com/a2_home.php).
Search the forums for what various listeners have to say. Most say the
A2s are comparable to the Boom in sound quality, but they're a lot more
than GBP 30.
For
aubuti;389435 Wrote:
The comparison most often made between Boom and SB+active speakers is
the 'Audioengine A2' (http://www.audioengineusa.com/a2_home.php).
Search the forums for what various listeners have to say. Most say the
A2s are comparable to the Boom in sound quality, but they're a
Labarum;389429 Wrote:
Has anyone made such a comparison?
The items I have in mind on the UK market have a wood, well particle
board, cabinets, and are £30 from Maplin
http://www.maplin.co.uk/Module.aspx?ModuleNo=27962
Can others recommend other active speakers that would produce a
I have a Boom in the kitchen and an SB3 Classic with Audioengine A5's in
the bedroom. I purchased the Boom for the bedroom, but moved it to the
kitchen because even though it sounded very good, IMO it lacked stereo
separation. So if you want stereo separation, go for the Classic and
powered
morsejeff;389580 Wrote:
So if you want stereo separation, go for the Classic and powered
speakers (or receiver/speakers). . . it will cost a couple hundred
dollars more.
Depends on the cost of the speakers, and if the £30 Maplin speakers
better the Boom output, I'm ahead. Best UK price for
to be honest, if you're happy with the suond quailty from a couple of 30
quid speakers then i'd imagine stereo seperation wouldn't be too high on
the list of concerns.
I prefer the boom, don't have to go hunting for the remote all the time
and can just do stuff on the box.
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fredbloggs
Labarum;389593 Wrote:
Depends on the cost of the speakers, and if the £30 Maplin speakers
better the Boom output, I'm ahead. Best UK price for an SB3 seems here
at the moment
http://www.cooltopia.com/product.php/6/30
SB3 £130 Maplin Speakers £30 Boom £170
Portability might be a
A happened to have a $30.- Logitech X-230 2.1 speaker system in the
pilothouse aboard Jedi. This set has so much base that I stuffed it's
reflex-port with a piece of cloth even after turning the sub's volume
as low as possible. I recently connected an additional SBR to it and it
sounds quite
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